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Issue: Haunt of Fear #7
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/04/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Johnny Craig
Johnny Craig
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Haunt of Fear
The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset)
Reprinting
FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published June 1951
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Colorist and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
Room For One More!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bennett Cerf (story); Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script adaptation)
Graham Ingels
Graham Ingels
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Witch's Cauldron!
The Old Witch (host)
Young Rodney Whitman loses his parents in an automobile accident and goes to live with relatives. When he reaches twenty he realizes there is only one spot left in the family crypt and wishes to secure it for himself, thus he murders his three living relatives and disposes of their bodies in the swamp, lake, and cellar. The zombies return, dismember Rodney, and claim the remaining casket for themselves.
Reprinting
FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1992 published January 1992
as Plass til en til! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as Room For One More! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Story was inspired by one chapter in Bennett Cerf's book, "Try and Stop M: A Collection of Antedotes and Stories, Mostly Humorous", titled "Trail of the Tingling Spine".
The Basket!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Crypt of Terror
The Crypt-Keeper (host); Vincent Cabez (death); Martha (Vincent's mid-wife); George (town market owner); group of children; Doc Hawkins (cameo)
A man born with two heads carries a basket around on his shoulder to prevent others from knowing of his condition. One of the heads is homicidal and when it begins to seize control, the good head opts for suicide.
Reprinting
FlagThe Vault of Horror #U2107 published August 1965
as The Basket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagIskalde Grøss #2/1989 published January 1989
as Kurven [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as The Basket! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
The Damaged Goddess

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry De Fuccio
?
?
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Albert B. Feldstein
?
?
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
The Old Witch's Niche
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Letters from Cynthia Satterfield, George Shapiro, Dave Kennelly.
Horror In the School Room

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Jack Kamen
Jack Kamen
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Old Witch (host)
Andy's friend Magog devours Andy's teacher after he hits Andy with a switch.
Reprinting
FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1992 published January 1992
as Skoleskrekk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as Horror in the School Room [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Although hosted by the Old Witch, there is no feature on this sequence.
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
The Howling Banshee!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Johnny Craig (signed)
Johnny Craig (signed)
Johnny Craig (signed)
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror!
The Vault-Keeper (host); Pat Brady; Tim O'Shea (Brady's father's friend); Noreen O'Shea Brady (Tim's daughter, death); Nick (villain); Ernie (villain)
A man with a gangster past flees to Ireland and engages a woman who claims a Banshee wails when one of her kin is about to die. The gangsters catch up with him, but he survives several attempts on his life until his wedding night when he lunges out into thick fog in an effort to kill the gangsters but ends up accidentally shooting his new bride. He can now hear the wail of the Banshee as he realizes he is about to die, either as a victim of the gangsters or for the murder of his wife.
Reprinting
FlagIskalde Grøss #2/1994 published January 1994
as Den hylende banshee! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as The Howling Banshee! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7

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